Brokerages Set Future plc (LON:FUTR) Target Price at GBX 1,056.14

Shares of Future plc (LON:FUTR) have been given a consensus recommendation of “Hold” by the eight analysts that are covering the company, MarketBeat reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, three have given a hold recommendation and four have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price target among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is GBX 1,056.14 ($13.27).

Separately, Shore Capital reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Future in a research report on Thursday, April 4th.

Future Price Performance

Shares of LON:FUTR opened at GBX 667.50 ($8.38) on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 38.79, a quick ratio of 0.60 and a current ratio of 0.96. The firm has a market cap of £768.96 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 705.32, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.64 and a beta of 0.71. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 635.13 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 738.11. Future has a fifty-two week low of GBX 515.50 ($6.48) and a fifty-two week high of GBX 1,147 ($14.41).

Future Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 13th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, January 18th were issued a GBX 3.40 ($0.04) dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, January 18th. This represents a yield of 0.45%. Future’s dividend payout ratio is currently 319.15%.

About Future

Future plc, together with its subsidiaries, publishes and distributes content for games, entertainment, technology, sports, savings and wealth, lifestyle, knowledge and news, and B2B sectors primarily in the United States and the United Kingdom. It operates through Media and Magazine segments. The company offers content through various forms, such as websites, email newsletters, videos, social platforms, magazines, and events, as well as advertising comprising digital advertising, AVOD, newsletters, events, and lead generation; eCommerce, including print and digital subscriptions, and newstrade; and direct consumer monetisation frameworks.